5 Replies to “Two more Democrats down after the final day of Candidate withdrawal. 13 Democrat candidates pull out from elections without firing a shot.”

One can understand the short-term strategy of keeping open the possibility of running serious candidates. However, the switching of candidates and the dropping of candidates is at a very high frequency. There must be an impact upon the reputation of the SDDP. Of course the real damage is done when voters see the ballot. At that time the Democratic Party’s legendary reputation for winning elections (both nationally and in our state though farther in the past) is shattered. I cannot remember the last time District 13 Democrats did not have a SD Senate candidate.